Shaggy wins three International Reggae And World Music Awards!
Congratulations to Shaggy! He won three International Reggae And World Music Awards (IRAWMA) at Saturday’s IRAWMA 2011 ceremony. Shaggy was awarded the prestigious Bob Marley Award for Entertainer of the Year as well as the Marcus Garvey Humanitarian Award and the Community Service Award for his charity work with the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation benefiting the Bustamente Children’s Hospital! Read more in the Guardian and Trinidad Express.

Today: Reggae Meets Soca Chutney
The smooth melodies of Reggae, the sweet sounds of Soca and pulsating rhythms of Chutney will converge in the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain today at the Reggae Meets Soca Chutney Concert. The massive event labeled as ‘Super-Star Sunday’ follows on the heels of the 30th International Reggae and World Music Awards and will feature thrilling performances from several of the IRAWMA nominees and eventual winners, among whom Shaggy, Machel Montano, Beenie Man, Jah Cure and Gramps Morgan!

Upcoming Shaggy concerts: Italy, Austria and France
Italian, Austrian and French Shaggy fans, it’s going to be your lucky day soon! Shaggy’s official Facebook now confirms these upcoming tour dates:

Venice Sunplash 2011, Italy (July 2)
Shaggy will headline the Venice Sunsplash 2011 Festival at the Parco dell’Isola dell’Unione in Chioggia, Venice, Italy on July 2! For lots of info, log on to the Venice Sunsplash site.

World Bodypainting Festival, Austria (July 3)
Shaggy and crew will rock the World Bodypainting Festival in Pörtschach am Wörthersee in Austria with a concert on July 3! Visit the Bodypainting Festival official official site for more info and tickets.

Wanna try to win tickets? Eventszene is giving away 2×2 tickets to the World Bodypainting festival, enter here for a chance to win!

Fest Y Musik, France (July 4)
Shaggy, Sean Paul and Daddy Weston will perform at the Fest Y Musik on July 4 at the Zénith de Toulouse in Toulouse, France! Tickets are available on Solution Billetterie. You can find a lot of info about the festival on the Fest Y Musik site.

Tonight: International Reggae and World Music Awards
Tonight the prestigious 2011 International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) will be held at the National Academy of Performing Arts in Port of Spain, Trinidad! Shaggy, who is nominated for four awards, and Tony Rebel are going to host the event. Machel Montano HD, Queen Ifrica, Freddy McGregor, Tarrus Riley, Beenie Man, Tifa, Dean Fraser, Macka Diamond, Denise Belfon and more will perform at the awards ceremony. The ceremony starts at 8 PM (GMT-4). For lots of information about the International Reggae and World Music Awards, log on to the IRAWMA site!

IRAWMAs broadcast live on Trinidad & Tobago CNC3 Television
Trinidad & Tobago CNC3 Television will broadcast live exclusive coverage of the IRAWMA Awards! CNC3 TV has a live stream here!

IRAWMA Press conference
Shaggy was one of the artists representing at the International Reggae And World Music Awards Press conference, which was held yesterday at the Hyatt Regency in Trinidad. Here’s a photo by OnStage TV!

Machel Montano & Shaggy interviewsShaggy and Machel Montano were interviewed by BoomChampions on 94.1 FM and by College Mania Radio on 91.9 Soca FM! Machel uploaded a photo of himself and Shaggy, check it here!

BoomChampions Shaggy & Machel Montano interview videos
You can watch the full BoomChampions interview with Shaggy and Machel Montano on LiveStream! They talk among others about working together (Shaggy and Machel recorded the maaad Toro Toro and the Wining Season Remix together!), the charity song Rise Again, touring and Shaggy’s upcoming June 6 hard copy release of the Shaggy & Friends album (his first of two 2011 albums!)!

Shaggy’s new off the hook new single Sugarcane was released yesterday and it has been getting rave reviews! This hot new international single was produced by Teflon the Producer (a.k.a. Sharp Shoota), who also produced among others the Shaggy feat. Mavado dancehall smash Girls Dem Luv We. You can now get this awesome new song on iTunes and Amazon!

Wanna know the lyrics? As the weather is getting warmer, Shaggy brings you the feel good vibes of Sugarcane for summer 2011. Listen to the song (official audio) and peep the lyrics below!

Shaggy – Sugarcane (audio with lyrics)

Shaggy, GoldenChyl, Jerry Wonda Duplessis, DJ Kue and Robert Dubwise were in the studio last night working on Shaggy’s upcoming 2011 album! Shaggy has also been working with Teflon, Tony “CD” Kelly, Erick Morillo, Wyclef Jean and more on new songs and on his upcoming album, which is going to be great!

Shaggy, Rayvon, Jaiden, Natalie Imani and crew are on their way to Angola to perform at the Luanda Blue Fest at the Estadio dos Coqueiros in Luanda on May 21! You can find lots of info about the concert on the Luanda Blue Fest Facebook. Shaggy gave a shout out all the way from New York to Angola, watch it below!

New Shaggy single: Shaggy – Sugarcane
Shaggy is back!! Shaggy’s new single of his upcoming 2011 album is called Sugarcane and it has just been released! It’s a hoootttt reggae song, you can listen to it on Power 98 FM and MixMatters! Off the hook!

New song: Shaggy & Ce’Cile (Winners Riddim)Shaggy and Ce’Cile collaborated on a hot new song on the Winners Riddim, entitled Can You Make Me! The riddim was produced by producer extraordinaire Tony “CD” Kelly, who also produced many other hot riddims and songs, like Shaggy feat. Alaine For Yur Eyez Only, the Katana Riddim, Heathen Riddim, Street Bullies Riddim, Bookshelf Riddim, Buyout Riddim and many more.

The Winners riddim features contributions by Shaggy and Ce’Cile, Wayne Wonder, Mr Vegas, ZJ Liquid, Delly Ranx, Notch, Trevor Off-Key, Esco, Spice, Malica and Wayne Anthony. Shaggy and Ce’Cile worked together before on among others Man a Man and Gweh. Can You Make Me is featured on a hot riddim and Shaggy and Ce’Cile sound great. So… can Shaggy make you say ahh? Check out Can You Make Me below!

New York and Spanish Shaggy fans, get ready for the upcoming Shaggy concerts!

Fly 92.3 Summer Jam 2011, Saratoga Springs, New York (June 4)
Shaggy will perform at the Fly 92.3 Summer Jam in New York! The Summer Jam takes place at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, New York on June 4! You can find lots of info about the Summer Jam at the Fly 92.3 official site.

Rototom Sunsplash Festival, Main Stage, Benicàssim, Spain (August 18)
European Shaggy fans, check this! Shaggy will perform on the main stage of the 2011 Rototom Sunsplash Festival in Benicassim, Spain on August 18! For lots of information about Europe’s largest reggae festival and for tickets, visit the Rototom Sunsplash Festival official site!

Shaggy rocked the the Rototom Sunsplash Festival in Italy in 2007 with a concert. Wanna watch the 2007 Shaggy & crew performance? The Rototom Festival site features the live video here! You can view the 2007 Sunsplash TV interview video and photos as well.

Shaggy and Alison Hinds to rock Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic, today!
Top Caribbean entertainers Shaggy and Alison Hinds will rock the Design Caribbean 2011 Formal Launch in Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic with a concert today! The Design Caribbean is the region’s foremost tradeshow for showcasing the creativity and craft products of the Caribbean, mainly for the international market.